Here are some notes and sample code on the new OpenGL 4.3 Compute Shader and the new Shader Storage Buffer Objects (which work really well together):
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Here is a full Visual Studio version of the Compute Shader particle system program.
(Note: you will need OpenGL 4.3 drivers to run this.)
Executables (3 MB) |
Example Files (68 MB) |
Course Notes (75 MB) |
glman is a program that helps you learn GLSL shaders by creating a main program and a user interface for you. It is very handy for use in a class, where rapid feedback on what different shader parameters do is padagogically a good thing.
Click here to get to the full glman web site.
Click here to see Oregon State University's shader course syllabus, assignments, etc.
Here is the PDF of the glman documentation
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vertexbufferobject.h
vertexbufferobject.cpp
To make comments or suggestions, or to get more information on any of this, contact:
Mike Bailey
Professor, Oregon State University Computer Science
2117 Kelley Engineering Center
Corvallis, OR USA 97331-5501
mjb [at] cs.oregonstate.edu
+1.541.737.2542